Final: UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine on Sun Mar 1, 2026

ENDED Sun Mar 01, 3:30am

From the Bren Events Center, in Irvine, Calif.

Final: UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine on Sun Mar 1, 2026

ENDED Sun Mar 01, 3:30am

From the Bren Events Center, in Irvine, Calif.

Final: UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine on Sun Mar 1, 2026

ENDED Sun Mar 01, 3:30am

From the Bren Events Center, in Irvine, Calif.

Schedule

Date	Away	Home	Time
Fri, Mar 20	UCF Knights	UCLA Bruins	11:31 PM UTC
Sat, Mar 21	Prairie View A&M Panthers	Florida Gators	1:43 AM UTC
Sat, Mar 21	California Baptist Lancers	Kansas Jayhawks	2:07 AM UTC
Sat, Mar 21	Missouri Tigers	Miami (FL) Hurricanes	2:07 AM UTC
Sat, Mar 21	Furman Paladins	UConn Huskies	2:15 AM UTC
Sat, Mar 21	Saint Louis Billikens	Michigan Wolverines	4:10 PM UTC
Sat, Mar 21	Louisville Cardinals	Michigan State Spartans	6:45 PM UTC
Sat, Mar 21	TCU Horned Frogs	Duke Blue Devils	9:15 PM UTC
Sat, Mar 21	Texas A&M Aggies	Houston Cougars	10:10 PM UTC
Sat, Mar 21	Dayton Flyers	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	11:00 PM UTC
Sat, Mar 21	Texas Longhorns	Gonzaga Bulldogs	11:10 PM UTC
Sat, Mar 21	VCU Rams	Illinois Fighting Illini	11:50 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	Vanderbilt Commodores	Nebraska Cornhuskers	12:45 AM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	Liberty Flames	Nevada Wolf Pack	1:00 AM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	High Point Panthers	Arkansas Razorbacks	1:45 AM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	Tennessee Volunteers	Virginia Cavaliers	5:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	East Regional - First Round - Game 7 (win)	East Regional - First Round - Game 8 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	Kentucky Wildcats	Iowa State Cyclones	5:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	St. John's Red Storm	East Regional - First Round - Game 4 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	Utah State Aggies	Arizona Wildcats	5:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	West Regional - First Round - Game 7 (win)	Purdue Boilermakers	5:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Alabama Crimson Tide	5:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	Iowa Hawkeyes	South Regional - First Round - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	Illinois State Redbirds	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	8:30 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	Seattle Redhawks	Auburn Tigers	10:30 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	UNLV Runnin' Rebels	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	11:00 PM UTC
Mon, Mar 23	George Washington Revolutionaries	New Mexico Lobos	12:00 AM UTC
Mon, Mar 23	Wichita State Shockers	Oklahoma State Cowboys	12:30 AM UTC
Mon, Mar 23	Saint Joseph's Hawks	California Golden Bears	1:00 AM UTC
Tue, Mar 24	New Mexico Bracket - Second Round - Game 2 (win)	New Mexico Bracket - Second Round - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC

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The UC Irvine Anteaters battle the UNLV Runnin' Rebels in the first round of the 2026 National Invitation Tournament. This opening round is held at Bren Events Center in California. The winner will advance to the next round of the tournament.